NEMTI’s Operation Firebreak Exercise Expands Level of Care [Image 5 of 8]

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

06.20.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Kolmel 

Naval Medical Forces Support Command

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 20, 2022) A Sailor assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, performs an emergency cricothyroidotomy on a patient during Operation Firebreak. Operation Firebreak involves patient care from point of injury through Role I, Role II, and Role III care. Operation Firebreak is part of Navy Reserve-Expeditionary Medical Facility (NR-EMF) Bethesda’s operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE directly supports the Surgeon General's guidance that "Navy Medicine will optimize to project medical power in support of Naval Superiority." NR-EMF Bethesda is comprised of Reservists from around the country that came together to complete training which includes equipment familiarization, integrated medical/patient throughput training, scenario/mission, and emergency (fire, security, etc.) training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Kolmel/ Released)

• Date Taken: 06.20.2022
• Date Posted: 06.24.2022 16:49
• Photo ID: 7288792
• VIRIN: 220620-N-IT566-0265
• Resolution: 3537x5306
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US